# Ferry transport services (CPV 60610000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/ferry-transport-services-60610000) — UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official Find a Tender notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Ferry transport services (CPV 60610000) covers UK public procurement for Ferry transport services. Tracked across 24 published procedures (7 in the last 12 months) across 16 contracting authorities, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Ferry transport services

- **CPV Code:** `60610000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Transport & Passenger Services (CPV 60000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 0

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 7

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 24

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 5 (16 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 33 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/ferry-transport-services-60610000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/ferry-transport-services-60610000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (middle half 2–2) (median of 3 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £943k (median net contract award; interquartile range £722k–£1.16m)

## Other Classes in Transport & Passenger Services

1. [Public road transport services (CPV 60110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/public-road-transport-services-60110000) — 312 notices/12m

2. [Road transport services (CPV 60100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/road-transport-services-60100000) — 138 notices/12m

3. [Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver (CPV 60170000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hire-of-passenger-transport-vehicles-with-driver-60170000) — 127 notices/12m

4. [Taxi services (CPV 60120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/taxi-services-60120000) — 110 notices/12m

5. [Special-purpose road passenger-transport services (CPV 60130000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-purpose-road-passenger-transport-services-60130000) — 100 notices/12m

6. [Non-scheduled passenger transport (CPV 60140000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/non-scheduled-passenger-transport-60140000) — 54 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Ferry transport services work:

1. [NHS Highland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-highland-GB-FTS-6642) — 4 notices (0 in last 12m)

2. [Council of the Isles of Scilly](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/council-of-the-isles-of-scilly-nhs-906) — 2 notices (2 in last 12m)

3. [Historic Environment Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-environment-scotland-GB-FTS-1169) — 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

4. [Orkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/orkney-islands-council-harbour-authority-GB-FTS-10325) — 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [Transport Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-scotland-GB-FTS-1154) — 2 notices (2 in last 12m)

6. [Transport for London](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-london-GB-PPON-PHMT-6197-NWNZ) — 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

7. [Argyll and Bute Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035) — 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

8. [Cowal Gourock Transport Link](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cowal-gourock-transport-link-GB-FTS-160075) — 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland): 14 notices (67%)

2. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 2 notices (10%)

3. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 2 notices (10%)

4. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 1 notices (5%)

5. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 1 notices (5%)

6. [Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland): 1 notices (5%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Ferry transport services:

1. [Minch Adventures](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/minch-adventures-GB-FTS-55019) — 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

2. [CalMac Ferries Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/calmac-ferries-ltd-coh-sc302282) — 1 procedures (2 awards) across 1 contracting authorities

3. [Donald MacNeil](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/donald-macneil-GB-FTS-82752) — 1 procedures (2 awards) across 1 contracting authorities

4. [Arch Henderson](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arch-henderson-coh-so300202) — 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

5. [BK Marine Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bk-marine-ltd-coh-sc303508) — 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

6. [Dunaverty LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dunaverty-ltd-GB-COH-Dunaverty-LTD) — 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

7. [seahunter marine](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/seahunter-marine-GB-FTS-52286) — 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Ferry transport services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/ferry-transport-services-60610000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0 on Find a Tender.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/ferry-transport-services-60610000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt